Ralph "Dale" Earnhardt, Sr.

Kannapolis, NC 1975-2001

• Professional NASCAR Driver

• 1979 NASCAR Rookie of the Year

• NASCAR Wins – 76, Top Ten Finishes – 428 times, Pole Sitter – 22 times

• NASCAR Nationwide series career – 136 races run over 13 years

• 7 Time Winston Cup Series Champion

• Awarded the order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Hunt

• NASCAR named him one of the 50 greatest drivers

• 1994 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

• 2001 Daytona 500, February 18 – Died in a tragic race car accident

• 2002 Motorsports Hall of Fame 

• 2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame